HUMAN RIGHTS

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• Iranian soldiers kill kolbar in the province of Urmia 

  Iranian soldiers attacked a group of kolbar (transborder workers) in the border region of the province of Urmia, in East Kurdistan. One kolber lost his life.
• Kurds join demo in Berlin in solidarity with Tamil  

  Tamil organizations, together with internationalists, call for an investigation into the war crimes of the government of Sri Lanka at a rally organised in Berlin today.
• Gülmez: Öcalan’s isolation aimed at suppressing the Kurdish society 

  Co-chair of DBP Amed Provincial Association, Seval Gülmez said: "The regime has extended the injustice on Imrali to the whole country."
• Repression against prisoners on hunger strike in Van 

  The hunger strike of political prisoners in Turkish jails has been continuing for 70 days. The co-chair of the prisoners' aid association TUHAY-DER in Van, Kudret Temel, reported repression against the prisoners.
• Amnesty International launches urgent action for Zeynab Jalalian 

  The human rights organization Amnesty International has launched an urgent action for Zeynab Jalalian. The Kurdish woman imprisoned in Iran is seriously ill and being tortured. She is denied medical treatment because she shows no remorse.
• HRW denounces illegal transfers of nationals from northeast Syria to Turkey to face trial 

  “Turkish authorities, as an occupying power, are required to respect people’s rights under the law of occupation in northeastern Syria, including the prohibition on arbitrary detention and on the transfer of people to their territory” said HRW.
• Swedish Parliament discusses Iran's crackdown on the Kurds and civil society 

  As the wave of repression on the East Kurdistan civil society rolls on, the number of arrested people has risen to 95. The Kurdish parliamentarian in the Swedish parliament, Amineh Kakabaveh, is outraged by the ignorance in Europe.
• Prisoners in Turkey on 67th day of hunger strike against isolation 

  PKK and PAJK prisoners entered the 67th day of hunger strike against isolation. Solidarity hunger strikes are being carried out in Maxmur Camp and Lavrio Refugee Camp in Greece.
• Prison negligence results in man losing his sight 

  Yusuf Bor was not allowed to continue eye treatment after he was imprisoned and as a result, lost his sight.
• Prisoners in Turkey enter 66th day of hunger strike against isolation 

  PKK and PAJK prisoners entered the 66th day of hunger strike against isolation. Solidarity hunger strikes are being carried out in Maxmur Camp and Lavrio Refugee Camp in Greece.
• Swiss human rights defenders demand Hewlêr to annul execution of Dağ and Er 

  European human rights defenders and intellectuals demanded the withdrawal of the death sentence ordered by the South Kurdistan Regional Administration against Mazlum Dağ and Abdurrahman Er.
• Hunger strikes against isolation continue in Turkish jails, Maxmur and Greece camps 

  PKK and PAJK prisoners entered the 65th day of hunger strike against isolation. Solidarity hunger strikes are being carried out in Maxmur Camp and Lavrio Refugee Camp in Greece.
• Germany finally deports Kurdish refugee to Iran 

  Despite the campaign launched by many civil society organizations, including Amnesty International, Germany deported Kurdish refugee Ebrahim Abdi Jenekanlo to Iran.
• Prisoners in Van suffer from food poison 

  Political prisoners suffered food poisoning in Van Prison, including journalist Cemil Uğur. The MA correspondent is in custody for “subversive reporting”.
• NGOs: Imrali isolation is a crime against humanity 

  NGOs pointed out that the Imrali isolation is a crime against humanity and called for the demands of political prisoners on hunger strike to be met immediately.
• Lawyer Ertan: The government has to respond to prisoners' demands 

  Lawyer Cahit Ertan called on the Turkish government to act before the hunger strike in prisons worsen. The protest has reached day 64.
• Roboski massacre has remained unpunished for 109 months 

  The Justice for Roboski Initiative stated that families have been punished instead of murderers for 109 months, saying; "The struggle for justice is a duty for all of us."
• Former co-mayor of Sur joins hunger strike 

  Former Co-mayor of Sur Municipality, Seyit Narin, one of the thousands of politicians held hostage in prison, is also starting a hunger strike against the Imrali isolation.
• Asrin Law Office criticizes the CPT for not inspecting Imrali during Turkey visit 

  The Asrin Law Office criticized the Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) for not inspecting Imrali Island Prison during its visit to Turkey. There has been no sign of life from Abdullah Öcalan and his three fellow prisoners since April 2020.
• MEBYA-DER calls on people to support hunger strike in prisons 

  Prisoners are on hunger strike for 63 days demanding freedom for and the end of rights violation in jails.
• Turkish police crack down on solidarity actions with hunger strikes in prisons 

  Public expressions of solidarity for political prisoners are being violently suppressed in Turkey. Protests broke out in Amed after a rally was banned, while in Bingöl a solidarity statement was read from the window.
• Human rights organizations to hold a second workshop on crimes in Afrin 

  Five human rights organizations will hold a second workshop on the crimes committed by the invading Turkish state and its gangs in Afrin.
• HDP in Van calls on minister to address demands of prisoners on hunger strike 

  Prisoners are on hunger strike for 62 days demanding freedom for and the end of rights violation in jails.
• Cizire Region Lawyers Union assigns lawyers for Öcalan's defense 

  The Cizire Region Lawyers Union called on European institutions to take action against the isolation of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan, and assigned some of its lawyers for Öcalan's defense.
• UK Kurdish MP Clark calls for action over disappearance of Gökhan Güneş 

  Britain's first ever female Kurdish MP Feryal Clark has called for urgent action over the disappearance of Gökhan Güneş.